Mr Lai grew suspicious and took his wife to a different hospital for blood tests. When the results confirmed that she was not infected with either hepatitis or syphilis, he went to the police.

Initially, no one wanted to listen to his complaint, his voice too small and unimportant to be heard. But when he and his father stood on the top of his white-tiled house, above a pair of hanging red lanterns, and threatened to jump to their deaths, the police finally paid attention.

Scanning the hospital’s CCTV, investigators saw Dr Zhang bundling the child out of the doors. In custody, she confirmed she had sold the baby for 21,600 yuan (£2,200) to a trafficker.[Source]

China has very strict laws to counter the endless child-trafficking problem. Kidnapping and selling more than three children by use of violence or coercion can carry the death penalty.

But since this case became public, many people are embracing the logic that instituting even stiffer punishments would solve the problem. They don’t seem to recognize that these criminal doctors know very well that they’re breaking the law. They just believe they can get away with it, so they take the risks for profit. No, what we should be talking about here is not so much investigation and punishment, but rather how to solve the moral crisis these trafficking cases represent.[Source]

Even after the abducted children are rescued, we rarely hear of buyers receiving severe punishment. In fact, as long as they don’t disturb the police’s rescue efforts or abuse the abducted children, they won’t be severely punished.

Fighting against baby trafficking calls for efforts on two fronts: curbing supply as well as demand. Both traffickers and buyers must realize there is a heavy penalty for their actions.[Source]